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Luka 12
Nkwa Asem
Luka 12
Nkwa Asem
Nyaatwomyɛ ho kɔkɔbɔ
12 Nnipa mpempem kyeree so a wonnya baabi ntu wɔn nan nsi mpo no, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no kan se, “Monhwɛ mo ho so yiye wɔ Farisifo nyaatwom a etɛ sɛ mmɔkaw no ho. 2 Biribiara a wɔyɛ no kokoam no bɛda adi na nea ahintaw no nso bepue. 3 Enti nea moaka wɔ sum mu no, wɔbɛte wɔ hann mu. Na nea moaka no asomsɛm wɔ adan mu no, wɔbɛbɔ no dawuru.
Onipa a munsuro no
4 “Me nnamfonom, mereka akyerɛ mo se, munnsuro wɔn a wokum nipadua na ɛno akyi wontumi nyɛ hwee bio no. 5 Na mɛkyerɛ mo nea ɛsɛ sɛ musuro no. Munsuro nea wakum onipadua no awie no ɔwɔ tumi sɛ ɔtow kyene amanehunu kurom. Mereti mu akyerɛ mo se, oyi na munsuro no.
6 “Wɔntɔn mmuruburu anum nnye sidi abien? Nanso Onyankopɔn werɛ remfi wɔn mu baako po da. 7 Mo tinhwi mpo, wɔakan ne nyinaa. Enti munnsuro, efisɛ, mosom bo sen mmuruburu dodow biara.
Kristo ne Honhom Kronkron
8 “Na mereka akyerɛ mo se, obiara a ɔbɛbɔ me din wɔ nnipa anim no, Kristo no nso bɛbɔ ne din wɔ Onyankopɔn abɔfo anim. 9 Na nea ɔbɛpa me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛpa no, Onyankopɔn abɔfo anim. 10 Obiara a ɔbɛkasa atia Kristo no, wɔde bɛkyɛ no. Nanso nea ɔbɛkasa atia Honhom Kronkron no de, wɔremfa nkyɛ no da.
11 “Sɛ wɔde mo ba mpanyin anim wɔ hyia adan mu a, munnnwinnwen nsɛm a mobɛka anaasɛ nea mode beyi mo ho ano no ho, 12 efisɛ, saa bere no ara mu Honhom Kronkron no bɛkyerɛ mo nea ɛsɛ sɛ moka.”
Adifudepɛ ho kɔkɔbɔ
13 Obi fi nnipa no mu ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, ka kyerɛ me nua na ɔne me nkyɛ agyapade a yɛn agya de agyaw yɛn no mu.”
14 Yesu buaa no se, “Damfo, hena na ɔyɛɛ me ɔtemmufo ne mo agyapadekyɛfo sɛ memmɛkyɛ mo agyapade mu mma mo? 15 Ɔtoaa so se, “Monhwɛ mo ho yiye wɔ adifudepɛ ho, efisɛ, onipa nkwa nnyina n’ahonya dodow a ɔwɔ so.”
16 Afei obuu wɔn bɛ yi se, “Ɔdefo bi wɔ hɔ a na ɔwɔ asase pa a ɛmaa no nnɔbae pii. 17 Esiane sɛ na ne nnɔbae no nkɔ pata a wabɔ no so nti, ɛyɛɛ no dadwene ma obisaa ne ho se, ‘Minnya baabi a mede me nnɔbae bebrebe yi begu yi, menyɛ no dɛn?’ 18 Afei ɔkae se, ‘Minim nea mɛyɛ. Mebubu m’apata yi nyinaa na mabɔ no akɛse de nea mewɔ nyinaa asie hɔ. 19 Na maka akyerɛ me kra se, ‘Ɔkra, ma w’ani nnye na didi, na nom efisɛ, wowɔ nneɛma pa pii a ɛbɛso wo mfe bebree!’
20 “Nanso Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Ɔkwasea! Anadwo yi, wobegye wo kra afi wo nsam, na hena na nneɛma bebree a woapɛ agu hɔ yi, wode begyaw no?’
21 “Ɛno nti, saa ara na obiara a ɔbɛboaboa agyapade ano de ne ho ato so no nyɛ ɔdefo Onyankopɔn anim ne no.”
Fa wo ho to Onyankopɔn so
22 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no se, “Munnnwinnwen mo kra ho sɛ dɛn na mubedi anaa mo nipadua ho sɛ dɛn na mubefura. 23 Ɔkra som bo sen aduan na onipadua nso som bo sen ntama. 24 Monhwɛ kwaakwaadabi, wonnua aba ɛnna wontwa. Saa ara nso na wonni pata a wɔde wɔn nnɔbae sie so, nanso Onyankopɔn ma wɔn aduan di. Monsom bo nsen wɔn anaa?
25 “Munnnwinnwen mo nkwa ho. Mo mu hena na obetumi de da koro ato ne nna so? 26 Na sɛ muntumi nyɛ ade ketewaa a ɛte sɛɛ mpo a, adɛn na mudwinnwen nneɛma akɛse ho?
27 “Monhwɛ sɛnea sukooko nyin. Wɔnyɛ adwuma, ɛnna wɔnnwene ntama mfura. Nanso Salomo ahonya nyinaa mu, na onni ntama a ɛyɛ fɛ sɛ saa nhwiren no mu baako mpo. 28 Mo a mo gyidi hinhim, sɛ Onyankopɔn siesie wuram nhwiren a efifi nnɛ na ɔkyena awu no ho ma ɛyɛ fɛ a, adɛn nti na ɔrensiesie mo nso mo ho mma ɛnyɛ fɛ. 29 Saa ara nso na munnnwinnwen nea mubedi anaa nea mobɛnom ho. 30 Saa nneɛma yi na wiase amanaman pere hwehwɛ nanso mo de, mo agya nim sɛ eyinom nyinaa ho hia mo. 31 Enti monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni kan na ɔde eyinom nyinaa bɛma mo.
32 “Ekuw ketewaa, munnsuro, efisɛ, ɛyɛ mo agya no pɛ sɛ ɔde ahenni no bɛma mo. 33 Montontɔn mo ahode na monkyɛ ahiafo ade. Eyi bɛma mo agyapade a ɛwɔ soro no ayɛ pii. Monhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ soro, nea owifo ntumi nkowia na mfɔte ntumi nkɔwe. 34 Na nea wo agyapade wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wo koma nso wɔ.
Monwɛn
35 Munnyina pintinn na momma mo akanea nhyerɛn, 36 na monyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔretwɛn wɔn wura a ɔkɔ ayeforohyia ase a, sɛ ɔba na ɔbɔ pon mu pɛ a, wobebue no ntɛm no. 37 Wɔn a wɔn wura no ba a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔretwɛn no no ani begye. Ɔbɛtow wɔn pon na ɔno ankasa asom wɔn. 38 Sɛ ɔba dasum anaa ahemanakye mpo a, asomfo a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔrewɛn no no, ani begye.
39 “Ɛsɛ sɛ muhu sɛ, sɛ ofiwura nim bere a owifo bɛba a, anka ɔbɛwɛn na owifo no annya ne ho kwan ammɛbɔ no korɔn. 40 Enti munsiesie mo ho ntwɛn Onipa Ba no ba a ɔbɛba no, efisɛ, munnim bere ko a ɔbɛba.”
41 Petro bisaa Yesu se, “Awurade, worebu bɛ yi akyerɛ yɛn nko ara anaasɛ obiara?”
42 Yesu buaa no se, “Merekasa akyerɛ ɔsomfo nokwafo nyansafo biara a ne wura de ne fi sohwɛ bɛhyɛ ne nsa na wahwɛ ama obiara aduan wɔ ne bere mu. 43 Nhyira ne ɔsomfo a ne wura no bɛba abɛto no sɛ wayɛ n’adwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ. 44 Nokwarem, ɔde n’agyapade nyinaa bɛhyɛ ne nsa.
45 “Na sɛ ɛba sɛ saa ɔsomfo yi nso ka se, ‘Me wura nnya mmae’ na ɛno nti, ɔhwe asomfo a aka no, na odidi, nom nsa bow a, 46 ne wura no bɛba da a n’ani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba. Na sɛ ne wura no ba a, ɔbɛtwe n’aso dennen na wabu no sɛ obi a onnye Onyankopɔn nni. 47 Ɔsomfo a onim nea ne wura pɛ na wanyɛ ne wura no apɛde no wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa pii.
48 “Na ɔsomfo a onnim nea ne wura pɛ na enti ɔyɛɛ nea ne wura mpɛ no, wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa kakraa bi. Na obiara a wɔama no pii no, wobebisa pii afi ne nkyɛn; na nea wɔde bebree ahyɛ ne nsa no, obebu bebree ho nkontaa.
Mpaapaemu
49 “Maba sɛ merebɛsɔ ogya wɔ asase so na sɛ asɔ dedaw a, na nea merehwehwɛ ara ne no. 50 Asubɔ bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde bɛbɔ me a, ɛde me bɛkɔ amanehunu mu, na merennya ahotɔ gye sɛ wɔabɔ me saa asu no ansa.
51 “Mususuw sɛ mebae sɛ mede asomdwoe reba asase yi so? Dabi! Ɛnyɛ asomdwoe na mede bae na mmom mpaapaemu. 52 Efi nnɛ, mpaapaemu bɛba afi mu, baasa bɛba m’afa na baanu atia me anaasɛ baanu bɛba m’afa na baasa atia me. 53 Agya ne ne babarima renyɛ adwene, ɛna ne ne babea renyɛ adwene, ase ne ase adwene renhyia.”
54 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipakuw no nso se, “Sɛ muhu sɛ osu amuna wɔ atɔe a, ntɛm ara, moka se, ‘Osu bɛtɔ’! Na osu tɔ ampa.
55 “Saa ara nso na sɛ muhu sɛ mframa bɔ fi anafo reba a, moka se, ‘Ahohuru bɛba!’ Na ɛba mu ampa. 56 Mo nyaatwomfo! Mutumi kyerɛ wim nsakrae ase, nanso nneɛma a ɛnnɛ yi atwa mo ho ahyia, ne nea ɛbɔ mo kɔkɔ no de, munhu. 57 Adɛn nti na munim nea eye na monyɛ?
58 “Sɛ wode obi ka a, bɔ mmɔden kohu no na wone no nka ho asɛm na wamfa wo ankɔ asennii amma ɔtemmufo amfa wo anto afiase. 59 Sɛ woanyɛ no saa a, ɔbɛma woatua ka a wode no no nyinaa ansa na wagyaa wo.”
Luke 12
New International Version
Luke 12
New International Version
Warnings and Encouragements(A)
12 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.(B) 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
4 “I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(E) 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)
8 “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) 9 But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned(I) before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man(J) will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(K)
11 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,(L) 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”(M)
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(N)
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(O) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(P) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(Q)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(R)
Do Not Worry(S)
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.(T) And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor(U) was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!(V) 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father(W) knows that you need them.(X) 31 But seek his kingdom,(Y) and these things will be given to you as well.(Z)
32 “Do not be afraid,(AA) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(AB) 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor.(AC) Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven(AD) that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(AE) 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(AF)
Watchfulness(AG)(AH)
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(AI) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(AJ) 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(AK) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(AL) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42 The Lord(AM) answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(AN) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(AO) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(AP) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Not Peace but Division(AQ)
49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism(AR) to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(AS) 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”(AT)
Interpreting the Times
54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(AU) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(AV)
57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(AW) 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”(AX)
Footnotes
- Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
- Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height
Nkwa Asem (NA-TWI)
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